American Swan to increase headcount by 40% in major depts including marketing

Owing to the aggressive growth in the business and forecasts of similar growth in the future, American Swan, an international fashion and lifestyle brand, is planning to increase the headcount with almost a 30% to 40% increase in the next six months for major departments including marketing, technology, merchandising, HR and finance.

According to the statement, the brand plans to hire people at all levels right from the head to the executive, in all its verticals. With plans to add significant numbers to its existing team of over 100 people, the brand is also looking to achieve expertise in all the major functions and departments to further streamline the business and its activities.

"To scale up our operations and capture a larger share of the market, we are looking to hire more people with the appropriate skill-set to take it a notch higher. We plan to add significant man force to the existing one by almost a 30 to 40% at almost all levels," said Sharad Thakur, chief business officer, American Swan.

The brand is aiming to achieve a gross merchandise value of 300 crore by mid-2016, said the statement. ‘With the focus on absorbing people from Premier B schools & pass-outs of Fashion institutes like NIFT, Pearl Academy, etc. American Swan is planning to build a fashion friendly, forward looking team. The strategy would be to tap and get the best resource through social media, references, job portals and consultants, the release stated.